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Jan. 12, 2026

A love letter to theatrical design

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Dec. 29, 2025

Jade Egger: Designing community through creativity and connection

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Dec. 18, 2025

Aspen McCallum helps others explore the wonders of art

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Dec. 8, 2025

How Mackenzie Ruff learned to lead through music

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Dec. 4, 2025

Choosing colors for a presidential palette

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Oct. 29, 2025

Printmaker, teacher, curator: Dean Gordon Gilkey’s lifelong devotion to the arts

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Nov. 5, 2025

Microscopes to microphones: How Evan Mount found his sound

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Oct. 29, 2025

‘Step by step’: Dean Gordon Gilkey’s decades-long effort to establish the College of Liberal Arts

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Oct. 29, 2025

Gordon Gilkey and World War II: an artist’s service to the U.S. Military

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Oct. 29, 2025

Students gain rare conservation skills while restoring MU artwork

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Oct. 17, 2025

Living and breathing design

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Sept. 16, 2025

Bridging psychology and studio art

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Sept. 8, 2025

Brook Ferris: Finding focus behind the lens

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Sept. 15, 2025

The art of craft

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Sept. 1, 2025

An Eden with only Eves

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Aug. 12, 2025

Q&A with graphic designer Sydney Wisner

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July 30, 2025

Designing with intent

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July 24, 2025

Finding the right flow in Nashville

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May 28, 2025

A hands-on experience for book lovers

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May 15, 2025

Meditations on music

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May 15, 2025

Offering music industry experience on campus

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April 29, 2025

From sea to stage

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April 23, 2025

Students travel to rural Eastern Oregon for creative fieldwork

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April 14, 2025

Western art and design